Thelymitra megcalyptra
1 Swollen Sun Orchid at Albury, NSW
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| Thelymitra megcalyptra | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2020 | |
| Thelymitra megcalyptra | TobiasHayashi | 30 Oct 2020 | |
| Thelymitra megcalyptra | TobiasHayashi | 30 Oct 2020 | |
| Thelymitra (genus) | EwinP | 22 Oct 2020 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
2 Dec 2020
This and nearby sighting are a new recorded location of a regionally uncommon orchid species
User's notes
Further along the ridge trail
3 comments
30 Oct 2020
These look to me like Thelymitra megcalyptra, with big flowers and widely spreading sepals and petals which partially don't overlap.
Location information
- Places Albury, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- EwinP Recorded by
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Species information
- Thelymitra megcalyptra Scientific name
- Swollen Sun Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1485.25m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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